What is closed on Juneteenth in California

Juneteenth is a Black American holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, to remember the day when word came in 1865, finally, to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that slavery had ended due to President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863.

President Joe Biden signed the newest federal holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day, into law on June 17, 2021 (bit.ly/3MNcbvx).

Federal government, Los Angeles city and county offices are closed on Monday for the new holiday.

Here is a sampling of other services that are closed or are on a regular schedule on Juneteenth, observed on Monday, June 20.

Banks: Closed, as are New York Stock Exchange markets.

Los Angeles Superior Courts: Open. www.lacourt.org/holiday/ui/index.aspx

Libraries: Los Angeles County libraries are closed on June 19-20 (lacountylibrary.org/celebrate-juneteenth). Call your local branch library or check the website to find out if Los Angeles Public libraries will be closed (www.lapl.org/holiday-closures)

Mail: The U.S. Postal Service does not deliver mail and post offices are closed (about.usps.com/newsroom/events; www.usps.com.

Transit: Buses and subway services in Los Angeles run on a regular schedule (www.metro.net). For example, the G Line (formerly the Orange Line) schedule is here: bit.ly/3JkVMgL (check date for updated schedule). Metrolink trains operate on a regular schedule on the Antelope Valley, Orange County, 91/Perris Valley, San Bernardino, Inland Empire-Orange County and Ventura County Line. (www.metrolinktrains.com; holiday schedule 2022 here: bit.ly/3bo3uHF).

Trash: Regular pickup schedule in Los Angeles (800-773-2489; click on What We Do, then Collection and then see Holiday Trash Collection here: www.lacitysan.org). Trash pickup will also be on a regular schedule in Burbank (818-238-3800; bit.ly/3yvi8r3) and Glendale (818-548-3916; bit.ly/3p1In2D).

Holly Andres has been editorial assistant and calendar editor since 1997 for the Los Angeles Daily News. She graduated from Cal State Northridge with a history degree.

This year marks the second year Juneteenth will be observed as a federal holiday.

June 19 commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were told by Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger that they had been liberated. Granger's announcement came almost three years after the Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

President Joe Biden's announcement last year did not give every government agency enough time to act accordingly and cease operations. However, this year all federal agencies, some state governments and some stores will be closed the Monday following Juneteenth celebrations throughout the weekend.

Post Office and Mail Services

US post offices will be closed and mail will not be delivered from the USPS on Monday, June 20.

On Sunday, certain UPS locations will remain open but will only deliver through their Express Critical services, pausing all other deliveries until Monday.

FedEx will be operating under their regular hours on Sunday and Monday.

Banks

Because the federal bank reserve will be observing Juneteenth on Monday most banks will be closed including Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan. However, TD Bank will be closed Sunday, as is their normal schedule, and will be open Monday.

US financial markets

Wall Street will observe the holiday on Monday. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed and not have active trading hours.

School and government agencies

All federal offices and schools will be closed on Monday.

However, not every state recognizes Juneteenth as a state holiday, meaning some state government offices may remain open.

States that currently do not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday include: Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Retail

Most stores and restaurants will remain open on Juneteenth for regular hours.

Nike confirmed to Axios that they will close their retail and distribution centers on Sunday and close corporate headquarters on Monday.

Nike, Target and Best Buy were among the stores who made Juneteenth a company holiday with paid time off in 2020. Although corporate headquarters of companies like Apple, Twitter, Target, Lyft and Zillow will be closed Monday, the retail stores and services will be operating under normal hours.